Following the announcement that the Nationwide Series will add a third road race to its schedule when it heads to Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wis., on June 18 – 20, the Trans-Am Series is pleased to announce that it will join the bill for the Road America 200 weekend.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series,” SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Robert Wildberger said. “NASCAR puts on a spectacular show and brings with it a strong and dedicated fan base. The thunderous racing that is Trans-Am will fit in well with the Nationwide Series. I anticipate our Trans-Am fans will witness some great racing over the weekend.”

The Trans-Am Series is tentatively scheduled to practice on Friday, qualify before Saturday’s Nationwide race and close out the weekend by headlining Sunday’s events.

“We’re thrilled that Trans-Am will be a part of the Road America 200 weekend lineup,” Road America President George Bruggenthies said. “Trans-Am has been a big part of Road America’s history and will continue to be as it joins us for our first Nationwide event.”

Now entering its 43rd season, Trans-Am has held more races at Road America than any other track. The series has made the trip to Elkhart Lake, Wis., for 36 consecutive years (1970 – 2005) and returned in 2009.

While the 2009 Trans-Am season concluded at Road America, in 2010, the four-mile track slots in between events at Miller Motorsports Park and Lime Rock Park. Eight races of the planned 10-race schedule have now been announced.

2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Schedule

Date Venue With
May 8 - 9 New Jersey Motorsports Park Headliner
Millville, N.J.
May 21 - 23 Mosport International Raceway Co-Headliner with World Challenge
Bowmanville, Ont. (Canada)
June 5 - 6 Miller Motorsports Park Headliner
Tooele, Utah
June 18 - 20 Road America NASCAR Nationwide Series
Elkhart Lake, Wis.
July 2 - 3 Lime Rock Park NASCAR Camping World Series
Lakeville, Conn.
July 18 - 20 Streets of Toronto Indy Racing League
Toronto, Ont. (Canada)
Sept. 4 - 5 Brainerd International Raceway Headliner
Brainerd, Minn.
Sept. 11 - 12 VIRginia International Raceway Co-Headliner with World Challenge
Alton, Va.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 10, 2009) – Speaking at the Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando, Fla., SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Robert Wildberger today announced schedule and staffing plans for the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series, including two additional race weekends.

As part of an SCCA Pro Racing press conference, it was revealed that Trans-Am will make its first appearance at Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park in 2010, headlining the June 5 – 6 weekend. The following month, Trans-Am will return to the streets of Toronto for the first time since 2005. The series will race alongside the Indy Racing League and World Challenge Championships during the Honda Indy Toronto, July 18 – 20.

“It is a pleasure to have the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series back at the Honda Indy Toronto with all the rich history and tradition it brings,” Honda Indy Toronto Vice President and General Manager Charlie Johnstone said. “With two SCCA Pro Racing series now rounding out the 2010 lineup, we’re poised to have the best on-track racing in the history of the event.”

Combined with the five events announced in November, the 2010 Trans-Am schedule currently shapes up as follows

Date Venue With
May 8 - 9 New Jersey Motorsports Park - Millville, N.J.
Headliner

May 21 - 23 Mosport International Raceway - Bowmanville, Ont. (Canada)
Co-Headliner

June 5 - 6 Miller Motorsports Park - Tooele, Utah
Headliner

July 2 - 3 Lime Rock Park - Lakeville, Conn.
NASCAR Camping World Series

July 18 - 20 Honda Indy Toronto - Toronto, Ont. (Canada)
Indy Racing League

Sept. 4 - 5 Brainerd International Raceway - Brainerd, Minn.
Headliner

Sept. 11 - 12 VIRginia International Raceway - Alton, Va.
Co-Headliner

“We’ve now released seven dates for what we expect to be a 10-race schedule in 2010,” Wildberger said. “With this schedule, the profile of Trans-Am will increase exponentially, as the series will either headline or join a major racing entity for every event. It’s something the entire SCCA Pro Racing staff has put a lot of work into; creating a high-profile schedule that satisfies our competitors and our sponsors.”

Wildberger noted that the schedule isn’t the only thing expanding for the upcoming Trans-Am season.

“With the series now fully incorporated under the SCCA Pro Racing umbrella, we’re currently building a staff dedicated solely to Trans-Am. Our SCCA Pro Racing family continues to grow and Trans-Am will be a large part of it. Stayed tuned, there’s more to come.”

More information on the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series is available at www.sccatrans-am.com and on Twitter @TransAmSeries.

Trans-Am will race at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, N.J., for the first time in 2010. The series will headline the May 8 – 9 weekend.

Shortly thereafter, the series travels north of the border to Mosport International Raceway on May 21 – 23. Trans-Am will co-headline the Victoria Day Speedfest Weekend at the Bowmanville, Ont. track with SPEED World Challenge.

Trans-Am returns to Lime Rock Park July 2 – 3 for the first time since 2003. Trans-Am will meet up with the NASCAR Camping World Series in Lakeville, Conn., on July 2 – 3.

Trans-Am will also headline the Sept. 4 – 5 weekend at Brainerd International Raceway. It will be the first time since 1989 that Trans-Am has made the trip to the 3.1-mile road course located in central Minnesota.

The 2010 Trans-Am season will conclude in Alton, Va., at VIRginia International Raceway. The series will co-headline the Sept. 11 – 12 weekend with SPEED World Challenge.

“We’re making great strides with the new Trans-Am Series,” SCCA Pro Racing President & CEO Robert Wildberger said. “After a transitional season last year, the series is making progress toward achieving its previous stature by headlining several events in 2010. We’re especially excited about the all SCCA Pro Racing weekend at VIR in September. We’ll have more details on that front soon.”

2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Schedule

May 8 - 9
New Jersey Motorsports Park (Headliner)
Millville, N.J.

May 21 - 23
Mosport International Raceway (Co-Headliner)
Bowmanville, Ont. (Canada)

July 2 - 3
Lime Rock Park (NASCAR Camping World Series)
Lakeville, Conn.

Sept. 4 - 5
Brainerd International Raceway (Headliner)
Brainerd, Minn.

Sept. 11 - 12
VIRginia International Raceway (Co-Headliner)
Alton, Va.

Five more rounds will be announced at a later date to bring the total to 10. The latest Trans-Am news can be found at www.sccatrans-am.com and on Twitter @TransAmSeries.

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Munroe Falls, OH – The 2009 racing season has officially come to a close for Amy Ruman and the Ruman Racing team. During the ten long days in Elkhart Lake, WI, Ruman and the team had many ups and downs at Road America which began with the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am season finale.

The Trans-Am race was September 20th. During qualifying, Ruman had a car problem on lap 1 and had to pit. While the crew was able to work out the problem, the session was red flagged due to an on-track incident. When the track went green, Ruman set out to get in a good lap when another red flag occurred and the session was halted again, leaving Ruman with no qualifying time. Worrying that the session would expire, she waited at pit out. Luckily, race control said there would be enough time for one out lap and one hot lap before the session was over, so Ruman zoomed out and was able to lay down a one lap qualifier scoring her 6th spot on the grid! In the race, Ruman had a great start and edged out Cliff Ebben by turn one, advancing her to 5th and running tight with the lead pack. That would be short lived, and on lap five she lost the engine on the back straight.

“It was a huge disappointment to lose that engine,” stated Ruman. “I was going to run the same engine for the Runoffs race because it was the only 358 in our stable.”

Following the Trans-am race on Sunday, the week-long 46th annual running of the famed SCCA National Championship Runoffs began from Sept. 21-27th. The SCCA Runoffs brings together the top national drivers from across the country to compete for the title of National Champion in their respective car classes. Only those who place in the top-10 in their Division points standings are eligible to compete. Ruman ran her familiar #23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette in her seventh appearance at the Runoffs.

The GT-1 class only saw a completely dry track on the last qualifying session, where Ruman drove hard to put herself 7th in the starting lineup. She was one of the only cars in the field running a smaller 310 cubic inch engine, while most of the drivers in the field ran the bigger horsepower 358 engines. If she had qualified with the same time that she qualified with for the Trans-Am race, she would have qualified in the second spot for the Runoffs race.

The field took the green flag and Ruman found herself in trouble quickly. By turn five, the field bottlenecked and slowed into the corner. Ruman cut to the inside for a shot up the inside of the hill to turn six, but caught the wrong gear and dropped three spots to 10th. While in a dogfight back to the front of the pack, Ruman and the #3 car driven by Kyle Kelley were side by side coming out of turn 7. Kelley did not cut Ruman any slack and moved over hitting the #23 and forcing her into the grass. Ruman regained control and had to tuck in behind him.

The two of them moved up through the pack, all the while Ruman right on Kelley’s bumper. Ruman made several attempts to pass, but could not get it done. On the final lap of the race the two had a wicked battle for fourth spot. Ruman pulled alongside of Kelley’s Camaro in the last turn of the track, the two touched and went spinning. Both drivers got going again and held on to 4th and 5th slots respectively, having built enough of a lead over 6th position.

“What can I say, I have mixed emotions about that race,” exclaimed Ruman. “I was so mad at myself when I hit the wrong gear coming out of turn 5 because I knew I would be behind the eight ball if any of the guys got in front of me on this horsepower track. I just don’t have the torque they do coming off the corners with the 310 motor. I had quite a battle going with Kelley, and I just couldn’t get any of my passes to stick. Unfortunately, he didn’t give me a whole lot of room when I did get beside him and I think that was a way for him to insure that I wouldn’t get past him. I was happy to finally get a solid top-five finish again at the Runoffs, but disappointed that I didn’t have the motor for a podium.”

“I want to send a heartfelt thank you out to all of my sponsors, McNichols Co., Goodyear, and Cenweld for another great season of racing. Without them, I could not do what I love to do!”

Starting Oct. 4th, on demand coverage of all the 2009 SCCA National Championship Runoffs® races from Road America will be available view again on the internet through www.SpeedcastTV.com.

Remember, for all race weekend updates and quick news, you can now follow the Ruman Racing team online at: http://twitter.com/rumanracing.

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With the rebirth of the Trans-Am Series in the 2009 season, Ruman made the decision to divide her time and focus on running select Trans-Am races and enough GT-1 Nationals to qualify for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. She competed in four Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am races. Ruman qualified in the top-10 for all four races, grabbing a 3rd place and her first podium finish in the series at Road Atlanta, GA in the season opener. She was 6th at VIR, 12th at Mid-Ohio (mechanical problems), and a 4th at Watkins Glen. Ruman placed 3rd in the GT-1 Northeast National Points Division, capturing 3 pole positions out of 5 races, scoring 3 wins and a second place finish which earned her a spot in at the 2009 Runoffs.

The SCCA Runoffs brings together the top national drivers from across the country to compete for the title of National Champion in their respective car classes. Only those who place in the top-10 in their Division points standings are eligible to compete. Ruman Racing will field the familiar #23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette in Ruman’s seventh appearance at the Runoffs. Ruman’s best finish at the Runoff’s was 5th in 2003. Ruman’s luck is bound to turn around this year: in 2008 she placed 14th after a wing failure, in 2007 she did not finish due to damage from being hit, she earned a 7th in 2006, 6th in 2005, and 9th in 2004 after having car problems during the race.

Ruman will hit the track for Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am practice on Saturday Sept. 19th at 9:10am and 3:20pm. Qualifying will take place on Sunday morning at 8:00am followed by the final Tran-Am race of the season at 1:00pm (all times are CDT).

For the GT-1 Runoffs, Ruman will run the first of three qualifiers beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 22nd at 11:30am, followed by Wednesday at 8:35am and Thursday at 4:25pm (all times are CDT). This year’s GT-1 Championship race will be on Sunday, September 27th at 2:30pm.

“I am excited to get back in the car again! We have been off for about a month since the July race at Watkins Glen. I am glad we are having a Trans-Am race the weekend before the Runoffs,” exclaimed Ruman. “I’m hoping to be on the podium again for Trans-Am and I feel that we have a good shot to win the Runoffs this year. I also want to thank my sponsors, McNichols, Goodyear, and Cenweld for all of their outstanding support. For these final two races, I will be sporting Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) decals thanks to a special Tech Alumni supporter Bob Chandler.”

Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced that every race from the 2009 SCCA National Championship Runoffs® will be broadcast live on the Internet from Road America. Speedcast Productions will exclusively carry the LIVE action during race days through www.SpeedcastTV.com, as well as on demand versions of each of the 24 races with additional content after the event has concluded.

For full coverage, news, and LIVE timing and scoring of the 2009 Runoffs, visit the official SCCA National Runoffs website at: http://www.scca.com/event.aspx?hub=1&event=13506. To view entry lists, schedules, results, and info about the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series visit: http://www.sccatrans-am.com/.

For all race weekend updates and quick news, you can now follow the Ruman Racing team online at: http://twitter.com/rumanracing.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (Aug. 21, 2009) - Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced today that every race from the 2009 SCCA National Championship Runoffs(r) will be broadcast live on the Internet this September from Road America.

Beginning Friday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 a.m. (CDT, GMT -6), all 24 races crowning the best amateur racing drivers in America will be broadcast with flag-to-flag coverage of the 14-turn, four-mile Road America circuit, featuring expert commentary and post-race interviews. Each of the three race days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) will feature eight Championship races from the 46th annual Runoffs, which culminates the 70-race SCCA Club Racing National Racing Season.

Speedcast Productions will exclusively carry the live action during race days through SpeedcastTV.com, as well as on demand versions of each of the 24 races with additional content after the event has concluded.

“We’re very excited to once again have live coverage of the Runoffs,” SCCA VP of Marketing and Communications Eric Prill said. “While we’re disappointed that economic issues have ended our longtime run on SPEED Channel for 2009, we believe that Speedcast Productions offers a fantastic alternative. For the first time ever, the entire event can be seen anywhere in the world live. Additionally, within a month of the conclusion of the event, every race will be available for fans to watch at any time, free of charge.”

Speedcast Productions has created the most comprehensive and cost-effective video production and delivery program in motorsports. Leveraging extensive live production capabilities, powerful online tools and relationships throughout the television industry, Speedcast has positioned itself on the cutting edge of streaming video production.

Since its inception in 2006, Speedcast has produced and delivered video coverage of over 60 road, oval and kart races. In 2009, Speedcast made the debut of its groundbreaking live webcasts with the Championship Karting International series.

“As a former Runoffs competitor, I’m incredibly excited to be involved with this great event,” Speedcast President Clark Cambern said. “This is a unique and challenging event to cover, but we look forward to bringing the live event to a worldwide audience for the first time. At SpeedcastTV, we’re committed to delivering unique and compelling motorsports events to our viewers, and the Runoffs is a perfect addition to our lineup.”

As has been the case with previous Runoffs television coverage, Speedcast’s broadcast will feature a full compliment of cameras around the Road America racetrack to follow all of the action. The broadcast will include both play-by-play and analysis separate from the event public address system and post-race interviews. The on-demand versions of the races will include enhanced interviews and in-car camera footage.

“Given the changes in the economy over the last year and the proliferation of streaming video and online content, this is a natural move for the National Championship Runoffs,” SCCA President and CEO Jeff Dahnert said. “Fans can watch the event live, see it again and again on demand and, if they so desire, buy the full event on DVD. What else could anyone want?

“We would like to extend our thanks to the Road America staff for being so gracious in facilitating SCCA and Speedcast in this endeavor,” Dahnert added.

SCCA has a number of advertising opportunities available within the broadcasts from graphic billboards and 30-second spots to in-car camera placements, all at very reasonable rates. For more information, please contact Melissa Flesher at mflesher@scca.com or 800-770-2055.

As always, SCCA is interested in compelling storylines for its Runoffs public relations and broadcast efforts. Please submit information to RunoffsPR@scca.com.

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The SCCA National Championship Runoffs(r), The Pinnacle of American Motorsports, will crown Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing National Champions for the 46th-consecutive year in 2009. The best amateur drivers from across North America convene on Road America’s historic four-mile road course for the first time this year in what is considered the “Olympics” of motorsports. This year’s event begins with three days of qualifying, Sept. 22-24, and concludes with three days of racing, Sept. 25-27.

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Founded in 2006, Speedcast Productions is at the cutting-edge of the streaming video revolution. Leveraging extensive live production capabilities, powerful online tools and relationships throughout the television industry, Speedcast has created the most comprehensive and cost-effective video production and delivery program in motorsports. Speedcast’s former and current clients include the American Speed Association Late Model Series, Championship Karting International, Ferrari Challenge, Formula 2000 Championship Series, National Auto Sport Association and World Karting Association.

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Munroe Falls, OH - Amy Ruman entered her fourth Trans-Am race of the season at Watkins Glen International. The Trans-Am race ran the Watkins Glen “long course” where Ruman holds the GT-1 track record at 1:52.693 seconds around the 3.4-mile course. Ruman, in the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Corvette, was 4th in practice, with a lap time two seconds faster than her track record, at 1:50.366 seconds, with an average speed of 110.9 mph. Trans-Am qualifying was held early race-day morning and right out of the box, Ruman encountered a car problem. The crew worked on the car in the pit lane and was able to get her back on the track with five minutes left in the session. Ruman was able to put together enough of a lap to score her an eight place starting position on the 15-car grid, with a time of 1:51.534.

“I was lucky enough to get back on the track to piece together a qualifying lap, but disappointed that we had a oil pressure problem which lead to a motor change before the race. We thought we could fix it, but we just didn’t want to risk the motor not lasting the 90 mile race,” said Ruman. Ruman was one of three competitors, Ave and Drissi, which had to change a motor before Sunday’s race.

“I had a great start, and began working my way through the field. The whole race I had a great battle with Daniel Ramoutarsingh from Rocketsports Racing. We had close, intense racing for most of the race, swapping positions in nearly every turn. It had to be a fun duel to watch for the fans, too. All of a sudden, I started having electrical problems and dropped back a bit from Daniel. I made some changes in the cockpit and thought I had cured it and starting charging again for Daniel. I closed the gap but then the ignition problem came back, cutting my power. I had to play it conservatively to the end of the race and took the checkered in 4th place. We had the speed for the podium, but unfortunately we were plagued with race day problems again.”

Amy Ruman is currently 9th in the Trans-Am point standings, having only run in 4 of the 6 races. Ruman will compete in Round 7 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series at Road America on September 20th followed by the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Road America September 21st-27th.

Niki Ruman hopped in the #23 McNichols Co./Dynasty Motorsports Spec Racer for her second race of the season. She qualified 28th in the 41-car field and moved up to finish 24th. “Watkins Glen is surely one of my favorite venues,” stated Ruman. “There was good, clean racing this weekend and that always makes things fun.”

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Munroe Falls, OH - Amy Ruman needed to accomplish two things this past weekend at Nelson’s Ledges - get a finish and get a win - she did both. In an exciting qualifier, Ruman and Ryan McManus battled it out for the pole position, trading spots several times during the session. Ruman came out on top by only two tenths over McManus and put the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Corvette on the pole.

The weather was great for a race on Saturday, and Ruman and McManus took the green. Ruman got out in front and took the lead by turn one with McManus hot on her tail. Each were faster then the other in different parts of the track, but Ruman led flag to flag for the win.

“That was a great race. Ryan filled my mirrors almost the whole race, and traffic played a big role during the race,” commented Ruman. “This win was particularly satisfying because the competition was intense.”

Bob Ruman tried his hand at racing the #23 McNichols Co./Dynasty Motorsports Spec Racer again, finishing both races in 9th position. In Saturday’s race Ruman started 10th, and he battled it out with DG Lex nose to tail the whole race. Ruman started 8th on Sunday, and unfortunately got hit at the start of the race, slowing his momentum a bit.

“I had fun racing both days,” stated Ruman. “This is why I like this class so much, no matter where you are in the field there is always someone to race against.”

The team is headed to Watkins Glen this weekend, where Amy Ruman will compete in Round 6 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series and Niki Ruman will take over the reigns of her Spec Racer for the National race.

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Munroe Falls, OH - Amy and Bob Ruman altered their Independence Day weekend schedule and decided at the last minute to go racing. They will compete in the Firecracker Double National this weekend at the team’s home track - Nelson Ledges Raceway, Ohio. Bob will run Niki’s #23 McNichols Co. Spec Racer and Amy will run the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Corvette in GT-1.

“Since I didn’t finish the June Sprints a few weeks ago, I still need one more National race finish to qualify for the Runoffs in September,” explained Amy Ruman. “Hopefully we will get a finish and a win this weekend!” If everything goes as planned, Amy will run only the Saturday race.

Bob Ruman will climb back in the #23 McNichols Co./Dynasty Motorsports Spec Racer for both races, Saturday and Sunday. “Since we were coming out for Amy this weekend, I figured I might as well go have some fun too,” laughed Bob. “I really enjoy running the Spec Racer.”

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On Deck: July 12 - Amy Ruman in Round 6 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series and Niki Ruman in SRF SCCA National at Watkins Glen Intl Raceway, NY

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